A woman named Karina approached Sinema on board the flight from Arizona to DC on Monday, and demanded the senator’s commitment to amnesty for illegal immigrants. She was filmed by someone from the Arizona Dream Act Coalition (ADAC), a group advocating for granting citizenship to people brought into the US …
Read More »‘Big Tobacco’s playbook’: Senator rips Facebook-owned Instagram for harming children, hiding products’ toxicity
“Facebook has taken Big Tobacco’s playbook,” Blumenthal said at a Senate hearing on Thursday regarding the mental health impact of Facebook and Instagram. “It has hidden its own research on addiction and the toxic effects of its products. It has attempted to deceive the public and us in Congress about …
Read More »‘They’ve really left us in a terrible position’: American Senator slams Biden as Pentagon reveals US may use Russian bases in Asia
Speaking on Tuesday, the Republican politician accused the government of having no plan to defeat terrorism in the Middle East following the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. “What we’re seeing in the reports today about asking to use Russian bases, that’s just another example that we see of the Biden …
Read More »WATCH: Senator rips top diplomat after he admits he doesn’t know if US drone strike killed Afghan aid worker or ISIS-K terrorist
Pressed by Paul (R-Kentucky) on whether the August 29 strike killed an aid worker or an ISIS-K operative, Blinken testified in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the Biden administration is reviewing the incident, and “a full assessment will be forthcoming.” “So you don’t know if it was an aid …
Read More »Chinese media demand explanation after US senator claims there’s 30,000 American troops in Taiwan
In a tweet in the early hours of Tuesday morning, United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn shared details of the number of American troops stationed overseas. Noting that there were only 2,500 US troops in Afghanistan a “month or two ago,” Cornyn was attempting to demonstrate that a small …
Read More »Senator Rand Paul accused of ‘insider trading’ after he belatedly reveals wife invested in pharma firm in early days of Covid-19
The Kentucky Republican acknowledged the stock buy on Wednesday in a Senate filing, the Washington Post reported, noting that Paul missed the mandatory 45-day deadline to disclose such trades by around 16 months. According to the filing, the senator’s wife invested between $1,000 and $15,000 in the stock of Gilead Sciences, …
Read More »Republican senator claims FBI knew more about Capitol riot than they admitted, as 2 more police officers die by suicide
Johnson recently made his claims while outside of a Wisconsin hotel after a political event, according to video obtained by the Washington Post. “I don’t say this publicly, but are you watching what’s happening in Michigan?” the senator asked attendees. “So you think the FBI had fully infiltrated the militias …
Read More »Republican Senator Graham says he has contracted Covid-19 despite vaccination
“I was just informed by the House physician I have tested positive for [Covid-19] even after being vaccinated,” Graham tweeted on Monday afternoon, adding that he started having flu-like symptoms on Saturday. “I feel like I have a sinus infection and at present time I have mild symptoms. I will …
Read More »GOP Senator Graham claims ‘big win’ against cancel culture after Chik-fil-A allowed into Indiana campus despite protests
“Big win! Great to hear Chick-fil-A is coming to Notre Dame,” Graham tweeted on Thursday evening, praising the “patriots” who stood up against “cancel culture” at the private Catholic university in South Bend, Indiana. The triumphant tweets were prompted by Notre Dame’s announcement it would allow Chik-fil-A to open a …
Read More »‘A true American hero’: Tributes paid as senator, presidential candidate & anti-war activist Mike Gravel dies at 91
Gravel died at his home in Seaside, California, on Saturday. According to an AP report, he had been in poor health for some time beforehand. Gravel, who served in the Senate from 1968 until 1981, persistently opposed the US’ foreign military adventures. In 1971 he launched a one-man filibuster to …
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